The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-10-06
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS.
CLEVELAND AND CIVIL SERVICE
ENDORSED.


| The Candidates Nominated and Plat
form Adopted by the Empire State
Democratic Convention.
1t is often very we'll for the people
to read over the platforms of the par
| ties, in order to find out where they
really stand upon the great national
problems. We believe such a reading
would tend to make more and better
Democrats, hence we append the plat
form of the party of the State of New
York, adopted at Saratoga last We'd
nesday. The ticket nominated was as
follows:
Secretary of State, Frederick Cook !;
Comptroller, E. G. Wample; Treas
urer, L. j. Fitzgerald; Attorney-Gen-
eral, c. F. Taber. All the nomina-
tions were made by acclamation ex
cept that for Attorney General, Tabor
receiving 220 votes to 156 for w. A.
Poncher. John Bogert was nominal
ed for State engineer and surveyor.
The platform as adopted declares
that: The unnecessary federal tax
alton OF the last fiscal year exceeded
S100,0O0,0O0. Therefore the Democ-
racy of New York demand that Fed
eral taxation be straightway reduced
by sum not less than 100000 a
year, andsalso respectfully urge upon
Congress that measures shall be adopt
ed which will, in the language of the
Presidents inaugural address, relieve
the people from unnecessary taxation,
having due regard to the interests
of capital invested and workingnen
employed in American industries.
The taxes to be first reduced, or alto
gether removed, are those on import
ed raw materials which now assist and
promote foreign competition with our
selves in our own markets and prevent
or hinder the sale of our surplus pro-
ducts in foreign markets.
Along with these taxes should be
forthwith remitted or reduced the tax
alton which increases the cost to our
wage earners of the common necessi-
ties of life and the price of the COM
mon daily clothing of all our people.
Besides these, there are several hun
dred articles among the 1882 articles
now taxed which should be swept off
the tax list into the free list, thereby
diminishing the cost of collecting all
our seaport taxes, and casting away
thu .e which are petty, needless and
v;xatious.
We also urge an immediate enact
ment of the measure prepared by Mr..
Manning and Mr.. Hewitt and report
ed to the last House by the Committee
of Ways and Means to systematic,
simplify and economic the machinery
for the collection of the customs reve-
nue., and especially for making correct
appraisements of foreign values wher-
ever ad valorem rates of duty shall be
retained
The Democracy of New York reit-
crate their support ofthe Civil Service
laws of the United States, and of the
State of New York. and their pur-
pose to uphold them both. In view
of the radical change in administra-
ton methods which grew out of the
Civil Service law, and the difference
of opinion which exists in relation
thereto, we deem the subject one which
might be appropriately submitted to q
popular vote.
The platform favors a reduction Of
government expenses; sympathizes
with Ireland favor q days work not
to exceed ten hours, and weekly pay
ments in money and continuance Of
the canal improvements, but without
accepting Federal aid /; favors a revis,
ed excise law applied without unjust
discrimination throughout the State,
and opposes all sumptuary laws need
lessly interfering with the personal
liberty and personal habits and Gus
toms of any portion of our citizens
favors legislation in the interest OF
labor is against food adulteration
and for local regulation of the liquor
traffic heartily approves the admins
trat!en of Governor Hill heartily
endorses the administration of Presi
dent Cleveland, which it declares has
won the respect and confidence of al
citizens without regard to party Il
has removed that apprehension of the
danger which would attend a chang'
of party in the Federal administra
ton which has become a serious OBJ
stacle to the maintenance of our sys
tenn of free government, depending
upon a popular vote. 1t has ou
pledge of unswerying support.